Describe someone’s condition without saying the name of the condition.
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That can be very helpful in communicating the person’s individual experience and personalizing rather than compartmentalizing the response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is a place for labels, to assist research and treatment, but be careful to not impose a blanket medical condition and miss important factors unique to the individual, including how the person feels about the label.
One can feel hope when the condition has a name, or feel like no one is listening to what they have to say anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most people, upon hearing they (or someone) have such and such illness or condition, immediately lock into thinking and talking from what they know or think they know about it—as in, what they’ve been told about it.
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We have become accustomed to search for answers from the medical establishment with a name for everything—then we expect help from experts who are supposed to know.
It is not universal, but there is a tendency to turn over our bodies and our minds to educated professionals.
And health insurance has reinforced this through outside control of money for all things medical, and mental.
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We need to regain and retain ownership of our health and the money to pay for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Common sense in common people makes the most sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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